Wire-cable railroad



W. EPPELSHEIMERL v Wire cable Railroad. No. 224,284. Patented Feb. 10, 1880.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM EPPELSHEHWER, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

WIRE-CABLE RAILROAD. L

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 224,284, dated. February 10, 1880. I

Application filed November 6, 1879.

To all whom ilt may concern Be it known that 1, WILLIAM EPPELSHEI- MER, of the city and county of San Francisco,

State of California, haveiuvented certain new and useful Improvements in the Construction of Wire-Cable Railroads, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists in applying tb that part of the conducting-channel which forms moved. Fig. 3 is a plan of same.

the slot in the road'bed through which the iron of the cable-gripe passes certain inverted railway-bars, or similarly shaped deck-beams, as used in iron ships of the form'shown in annexed drawings.

It consists, further, in an improved mode of tying and bracing together the track and cable-channel.

It consists, further, in certain details of construction affecting the stability and convenience of the cable-channel, hereinafter mentioned.

111 the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a transverse section of the road-bed, showing the cable channel and its combination with the track. Fig. 2 is a side view of same, having parts of the track and track-stringers re- Fig. 4 is a section taken through line X Y, Fig. 2, showing the manner of joiningthe wooden sides of the channel. I

A A A are brackets-or standards shaped like the letter U, and formed of a stout Web of iron suitably ribbed for strength, with a base-flange to rest them upon the sills B B B. These standards form the ribs of the continuous channel-way through which the cable is drawn over the carl'yingpulleys, and are set about five feet apart. Two common flat-base railway-bars, O O, beinghinverted, rest their flanges upon the inside edge of each arm of the standardsA, and are riveted or bolted thereto, thus connecting the standards one with the other, the adjacent edges of the bars forming the slotD the entire length of the road.

Where great vertical strain occurs, deckbeams as applied to iron ships, which have greater-depth of stem or web, may be used.

From each standard there areprojected horizontally, two stout bars, 'E E, of angleiron, T-iron, or railroad bar-iron, these particular forms of bracingcombinin g great strength with simplicity of manufacture. These bars are riveted to the standards A, and braced by knee-braces F F, also riveted to standards and bars E, as shown in Fig. l.

On the extreme endof the bars E there are provided suitable iron chairs G to receive the track-stringers H, to which the track I is bolted. These chairs are riveted to the bars E, and have a single bolt run through their center to fasten down the stringers and the rails laid thereon.

J J J are the sides and bottom of channel-way, formed of planks of wood inserted between the standards. The side planks, J J, have their adjoining edges cut beveling, as shown in Fig. 4, so that the pressure of the earth and paving against the sides may not force the planks J inward, and also that any seepage from the road-bed may be excluded from passing through the joint into the channel-way. The bottom plank of the channel rests on the supports K K.

The standards A A A are provided with a series of holes, a, in the web, both to lighten. them and also to form key-holes in the event of concrete being used to form'the sides of the channel instead of planks, as may be done, if desired. Theconcrete filling in these holes is keyed therein, and obtains a perfect adherence to the standards, and sections of the channel may be lifted bodily with great facility in making repairs.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. In a wire-cable railroad, the inverted flathottomed rails or deck-beams O G, forming the slot D, in combination with the continuous channel-way through which the rope is drawn, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. The combination of the. standards A with the bars E E, of the form herein shown, and knee-braces F F, as a means of supporting and connecting together the rail-stringers H H.

3. The combination of the planks J J, forming the sides of the channel-way, when joined to each other with a beveled edge, j, as herein shown, for the purpose described.

WILLIAM EPPELSHEIMER.

Witnesses:

GEQ. PARDY, JNO. PARDY. 

